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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hepatitis B cases increase in region

NKY Health Department offers vaccines program

Northern Kentucky Health Department is offering vaccines to people at
high risk for hepatitis B as the region fights a rise in diagnoses of
the disease.

Those who qualify will
receive a series of three vaccines over six months at a low cost, thanks
to a Kentucky Department for Public Health grant, said Joyce Rice,
epidemiology manager for the NKY Health Department.